Educational Psychologist registered with Heath Professionals Council of South Africa.

My way of workingWithin the paradigm of Positive HOPE Psychology, I use a lifestory-telling approach. People are encouraged to explore their life-experiences and construct their own preferred ways of being, doing and living. I use a Life-Design approach to assist people to make realistic decisions for their future and to position themselves in the world of work. I also assist adults who wish to change their work identity and manage their career succession more effectively.

Many people seeking a position in the world of work experience difficulties and challenges, yet they have unique talents. I strive to assist people to construct preferred worklife-design for themselves taking into account their unique strengths.

I am particularly keen to assist those people who experience challenges because they have (dis)abilities or have been marginalised.

Academic Background

Doctoral thesis, accepted and published at Rand Afrikaans University in 2000, describes an alternate way to making successful decisions about entering the world of work using a NARRATIVE story telling approach rather than formal psychometric testing.

I am a qualified remedial teacher (HDE and FDE (Special Education). I also have a diploma in Montessori education

​Author

Career? Sorted! was published in 2008 and has been useful for many young people who are seeking to position themselves in the world of work and earn a living. (See publications)

​Caring for the self of the Caregiver in the Global ContextChapter Compassion for one another in the Global Village (2016) Elsdorfer and Ito (Eds)

Papers published nationally and internationally

2016 The psychology of hope and earning a livelihood in South Africa ThoughtLeader Mail and Guardianhttp://thoughtleader.co.za/psyssa/2016/10/18/the-psychology-of-hope-and-earning-a-livelihood-in-south-africa/2016 A hopeful way forward for young boys who have lost their way: Intervention for offenders International Journal of Psychology 51: 298 Jul 2016 ISBN Print: 0020-7594http://insights.ovid.com/international-psychology/ijpsy/2016/07/001/hopeful-forward-young-boys-lost/1823/000112052016 Jumping Hurdles in life using best practice interventions: A hope filled case study International Journal of Psychology 51:474, Jul 2016 ISBN Print 0020-7594http://insights.ovid.com/international-psychology/ijpsy/2016/07/001/jumping-hurdles-life-using-best- practice/2915/000112052014 It’s more about constructing a livelihood that choosing a career Catholic Education Volume 23 Issue 3 November 2014 https://www.researchgate.net/publication/309160036_It's_more_about_constructing_a_livelihood_than_choosing_a_career2014 Success in the workplace – from the voice of (dis)abled to the voice of enabled. African Journal of Disability Vol 3. No 1 (2014) www.ajod.org/index.php/ajod/article/view/992014 Enabled rather than (dis)abled: Global views of (dis)ability. Grace and Truth: A journal of catholic reflection in Southern Africa Vol 31 No 3 November 2014 2013 Take heed, take care. Journal of Pastoral Care and Counselling. Volume 67 No 1https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/240406972008 Career? Sorted! Book published by Shuters Pietermaritzburg ISBN 978-0-7960-3606-32007 Compassion Fatigue and Satisfaction in a sample of South African Educators Co-author Craig Higson-Smith - www.learningandviolence.net2005 The children on the bus….. need better protection. ChildrenFIRST July/August Vol 9 (62) 7-92005 Classrooms that you’re safe in, teachers you can trust. ChildrenFIRST May/June Vol 9(61) 29-32 Co-author Elaine Bishop2000 Narrative ways to assist adolescents towards the world of work: Never ending stories…bound to change. Rand Afrikaans University (D Ed thesis)2000 Never-Ending Stories…Bound to Change: Decision Making for the World of Work Creative Rescue Conference Publication Unisa 1998 Music: Voices of Hope and Survival. Narrative Therapy and Community Work. A Conference Collective. Adelaide, Australia: Dulwich Centre Publications.1996 Career and future orientation of learners as a responsibility of the teacher. Rand Afrikaans University (M Ed thesis)Catholic Education News - several articleswww.learningandviolence.net – several articles

Academic Papers presented nationally and internationally2017 International Conference: Decent Work, Equity and Inclusion: Passwords for the Present and the Future 5-7 October 2017 University of Padova, Italy Yes, we have hope: Hope for Earning a Living.

2017 St Joseph’s Theology Institute Conference April 2017 (Fourth Academic Conference) Pietermaritzburg, South Africa Reform and renewal: from conflict to communion then and nowThe role of psychology in developing Hope in Africa: Looking forward with a retrospective lens

2016 International Association for Educational and Vocational Guidance Conference November 2016 Madrid, Spain Diversity, equity and social justice in career and educational guidance and development Social Justice in Education and guidance in South Africa: Looking forward using a retrospective lens

2016 International Association for Educational and Vocational Guidance Conference November 2016 Madrid, Spain Diversity, equity and social justice in career and educational guidance and development Hope for young people in South Africa

2016 Psyssa Congress September 2016 Johannesburg, South Africa Response Ability? Hope for career counselling in South Africa

2016 International Congress of Psychology ICP 2016 Yokohama, Japan Diversity in Harmony: Insights from Psychology Jumping Hurdles in life using best practice interventions: A hopefilled case study illustrating the comorbidity of ADHD and OSA

2016 International Congress of Psychology ICP 2016 Yokohama, Japan Diversity in Harmony: Insights from Psychology A Hopeful way forward for young boys who have lost their way: Intervention for Offenders

2016 International Conference on Community Psychology (ICCP) May 2016 Durban, South Africa Global Dialogues on Critical Knowledges and Liberation in Community PsychologyDeconstructing disablist discourses through community engagement

2015 International Congress of Pastoral Care and Counseling (ICPCC) October 2015 San Francisco, California Caring for One Another in the Global VillageCaring for the Self of the Caregiver

2015 International Association for Educational and Vocational Guidance Conference October 2015 Tsukuba, Japan Restructuring Careers Over Unexpected Powerful ForcesEmpowering People with (dis)abilities to achieve Career Success

2015 Correctional Services National Chaplain’s Conference February 2015 (Invited Speaker) Nelspruit, South Africa Caring for the self of the caregiver to Strengthen Offender Rehabilitation and Reintegration

2014 St Joseph’s Theological Institute (Second Annual Conference April 2014) Pietermartizburg, KwaZulu-Natal The Response of the Church to Globalisation in Africa Enabled Rather Than (Dis)Abled: Views of Disability Through a Global Historical Lens

2013 19th South African Psychology Congress September 2013 Johannesburg, South Africa Success in the Workplace: From the voice of (dis)abled to the voice of enabled.

2013 Life Design and Career Counselling: Building Hope and Resilience International Conference June 2013 University of Padova, Italy Success in the Workplace: From the voice of (dis)abled to the voice of enabled.

2013 Storytelling : Global Reflections on Narrative May 2013 Prague, Czech RepublicNever Ending Stories...Bound to change: Decision Making for the World of Work